7Vote!
CARPE DIEM (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract Factory wages aren't Detroit's problem, and strikes are very rare in the auto industry nowadays. The real issue is the job classifications (see top photo of Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW vs. the 1941 UAW-Ford contract below). Ford's UAW contract has lots of them, governing...
5Vote!
Glick Report (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
This morning in a First on Fox Business I spoke to Ron Gettelfinger ,the UAW (United Auto Workers) president, about the UAW's vote against a deal with Ford. As you may recall on October 14th in a blog entitled, "Gettelfinger on Details of the UAW's Contract with Ford," I called the deal "lousy" for Ford [...]
10Vote!
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
MICKEY KAUS: “It’s now clear that the fate of even unionized auto workers will vary with the success or failure of their individual employers. They’re back to competing against each other, not just against the “bosses.” … P.S.: Too bad the GM and Chrysler bailouts, with their minimal UAW contract concessions, may have given [...]
3Vote!
1853 Chairman (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Gettelfinger says failed Ford pact worth modest price David Barkholz Automotive News | November 2, 2009 – 4:29 pm EST DETROIT — UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said today that the Ford-UAW contract modifications rejected overwhelmingly by Ford’s 41,000 hourly U.S. workers would have saved the automaker just $30 million. In a phone interview, Gettelfinger said he pushed the modest concessions...
